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Scholarships: Financial assistance provided to SWACUHO members so that they may attend regional and national professional development events. Awarded amount is applied to conference registration only. Any exceptions must be requested to and approved by the SWACUHO executive board.

Awards: Financial assistance provided to SWACUHO members so that they may attend regional and national professional development events, contingent upon the success of a recognition award received or top program as determined during the SWACUHO annual conference. Awarded amount is applied to conference registration only. Any exceptions must be requested to and approved by the SWACUHO executive board.

SCHOLARSHIPS
James Grimm National Housing Training Institute (NHTI)

Available funds: $3,000 is divided between recipients with a maximum of full registration cost of any attendee.

Registration cost will be paid directly to ACUHO-I James Grimm National Housing Training Institute.

Applicant applies directly to NHTI (January).

The SWACUHO President is notified of NHTI participants from the region.

Award scholarship from ACUHO-I is divided among all the members selected from our region

Bob Cooke Scholarship

Available funds: $500

Registration cost will be paid directly to ACUHO-I

A general announcement is made via newsletter and listserv.

Applications due to the SWACUHO Past President no less than five weeks before the first day of the conference.

Executive board members will review the received applications and determine award winners.

Two supporting pieces of documentation, uploaded with the fillable form:

Your story – which conference do you need funding for?, why is the scholarship needed?, how will attending the conference better you as a professional?, what other professional development have you recently completed? Feel free to include your resume with this letter.

Letter from your direct supervisor verifying that the funding is critical to your attendance at the conference.

Mid-Level ACUHO-I Institute Scholarship

Available funds: $3,000 divided between recipients with a maximum of full registration cost of any recipient.

Registration costs will be paid directly to ACUHO-I.

Applicant applies directly to ACUHO-I Mid-Level Institute.

The SWACUHO President notifies the Past-President of accepted attendees.

SWACUHO Past President reaches out to accepted attendees, provides application, with an application due date of no less than five weeks before the first day of the conference.

Executive board members will review the received applications and determine award winners.

Southern Placement Exchange Scholarship

Available Funds: $50 each for the first 20 regional registrants.

Registration costs will be paid directly to SPE.

A general announcement is made via newsletter and listserv.

Applicants are sent to the Past President.

Stars College Scholarship

Available Funds: $1,000 is divided between recipients with maximum of full registration cost of any attendee.

Registration cost will be paid directly to ACUHO-I.

Applicant applies directly to Stars College.

The SWACUHO President is notified of Stars College participants from the region.

SWACUHO President notifies the Past-President of accepted attendees.

SWACUHO Past President reaches out to accepted attendees, provides application, with an application due date of no less than five weeks before the first day of the conference.

Executive board members will review the received applications and decide on award winners.

AWARDS
SWACUHO Top Program Award

Available funds: Conference Registration up to $750 per recipients for 2-3 presenters; up to full registration cost for one presenter.

Registration cost will be paid directly to ACUHO-I.

SWACUHO Runner-up (2nd place) Program Award

Available funds: $1,000, Conference Registration; up to full registration cost for each presenter.

Registration cost will be paid directly to SWACUHO via a waiver code that is entered by the registrant.

Registrant will receive waiver code from the Programming chair.

SWACUHO Case Study Winner

Available funds: $400, Conference Registration up to $200 per recipient for 2 winners.

Registration cost will be paid directly to SWACUHO via a waiver code that is entered by the registrant.

Registrant will receive waiver code from the Professional Development chair.

SWACUHO Frank Cloud Award of Excellence

Available funds: $600, Conference Registration up to $200 per recipient for 3 winners.

Registration cost will be paid directly to SWACUHO via a waiver code that is entered by the registrant.